Thank You Switzerland

No really thank you, without effecting the charm of Switzerland they have managed to maintain the BEST public transportation system EVER...

We caught the train with effortless strides.
Chugging along the railway-wide eyed.... North central Switzerland emerged.

With our luggage safely tucked away, we visited the tourist
office and lost our minds when we decided to
take a tour to the top of Pilatus Kulm.

Kriens

Kriens-Krienseregg

Notice the wires holding me in the air. Eeeekkk. Notice the big beautiful mountain that looked
big and beautiful from the ground...where I should have stayed.
(Just kidding, it was a fantastic adventure.)

Krienseregg-Frakmuntegg

(Above) Klimsenhorn Kapelle (chapel) - Switzerland
In the year 1856 they remarked in the small town hergiswil that always more people come to walk to the pilatus. Then they decided to make a street to this place to build a kapelle/church and a hotel there also if it was very risky to build something on this high lever! The weather/storm and rain, made the kapelle/church old and they should renovate it a lot of time! The last time they renovated was summer 1975 and it cost 180000Fr.. but the street didn't exist anymore so they should bring all the stuff for the renovation with the helicopter there. The name of this church is : Klimsenhorn Kapelle ( chapel) and it's 1907m high! Sometime they have a priest there and some people go for visit; mostly one or two times per year!

7,000 ft Pilatus Kulm
Legends speaks of the well-meaning dragon and spirits who
haunt the tops of this mountain. One ghostly figure is said to be
Roman governor Pontius Pilate. Hummmm.......

We dined and danced upon the mountain top. O.k. we really only dined,
but I did do a little seat dancing. You know...when you wiggle in the chair a bit.
(Can you believe there are restaurants and hotels up there? Can you imagine going to
work everyday in a tin can...thousands of feet in the air....swaying back and forth.)
My sister mid sip.
The actual reason for the photo is the tubular meat on her plate.
Yum Yum, true Swiss style lunch.

The descend upon the world's steepest cogwheel railway would have
offered amazing views had I not been closing my eyes for half of it
..... 48% gradient people.
It didn't help that I was sitting next to a couple who decided to
make-out the entire ride down (slight moaning included).

Kapellbrücke (below) Chapel Bridge in German.
Considered to be one of Switzerland's main tourist attractions this
670 ft covered bridge was constructed in 1333.

Window drooling...I mean shopping.

Lucerne (pronounced /ˌluːˈsɜrn/; German: Luzern, [luˈtsɛɐn]; French: Lucerne, [lysɛʁn]; Italian: Lucerna, [luˈtʃerna]; Romansh: Lucerna; Lucerne German: Lozärn)

Beautiful. Breath-taking.
Next stop Bern.

Good Morning Switzerland

One moment I closed my eyes only to have them
open above the lush green land of Switzerland.

Zurich....

Traveling through the night prepared my sister and I for a day sightseeing.

With the faint sounds of the morning metropolis stretching their arms
and twisting their limbs to prepare for the day we took to the streets.
Slowly we began to rub elbows.


The smell of roasted chestnuts filled the city sidewalks
leaving our mouths watering and with curiosity to seek out the satisfaction
that had so many standing in line.
It's was a strangely delicious warm nutty treat.

Lingering hymnals danced through the streets and whispered in my ears.

Above...Fraumunster Evangelical Protest Church

Zurich is dotted with historic places of worship.
Not one could boost more than the other, the beauty was undeniable.
The community of the faithful stands erect with pride.

We boarded a floating vessel to explore the depths of Lake Zurich,
to greet the Alps in style and to
take in the city and it's surroundings.

Above/Below...Fraumunster Evangelical Protestant Church

Above...Grossmunster Evangelical Church
This structure dates back to 1100.

Above... St. Peter Evangelical Protestant Church
The largest clock-face in Europe also the oldest parish tracing back to 800.

No photos....The Kunsthaus Zurich, the museum of fine art in Zurich
with a collection of over 4000 paintings, sculptures and installations.
On exhibit... Pablo Picasso.

We stood face to face with seventy pieces by the one and only.

English narrations walked us through each painting. Sexual tension...passive aggressive
strokes (that one was for you Sis) we starred in awe of the master pieces.
Humbly we strolled through the rest of the museum.

Surrealism-Dali
French Impressionist-Monet
Dutch post Impressionist-van Gogh

It was overwhelming..amazing..breath taking..

Pieces I only dreamed of were there right before my eyes.
You could pinch me, but I wasn't dreaming.
I loved every minute of it.
Knowing that I might not ever have such an
experience again I left with heavy feet.
Having the memory of those grand moments are locked away in a special place.

Next stop....Lucerne

I'm back....

Wide eyed...4:00 in the morning.

I got in yesterday around 5:00 p.m., that converts to 11:00 p.m. in Switzerland where I left my internal clock. By 8:00 p.m. I was sawing logs. (Much to my dissatisfaction I do snore on occasion.) It will take some time, but eventually I'll be back in my time zone. Until then I'll be sporting some fantastic bags under my eyes.

Toting my computer seemed to be a waste of time over seas. For multiple reasons I didn't wind up using it once. (Internet costs, wrong/no converter, lack of time) So, I 'm going to start this week and post as I would have sans the issues.

Since I'm up it's the perfect time to click over and catch up on some of your blogs.

Happy Halloween everyone!

Vieux (Old) Quebec

Sometimes you need to .....

what you are doing and take a stroll.

Thanks for walking with me. It was a beautiful day wouldn't you say....

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.Giggle.

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Mystery Trip...part two

It is Switzerland and now it's only three days until I fly the friendly skies!
(Huge Smile)
First stop Zurich.
I'll do my best to capture each and every moment minus the
boring stuff...like the 8 hour flight through the night.
I'm afraid my excitement has already started to zap my zzz's. Hello bags!

Much more to come.

Up next, another fun giveaway.